St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-23
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Representative Mem From the
Northwest Chat OH Topics of Inter
est as They Ainger In the Oily.

Northwest Chat OH Topics of Inter-
est as They Linger In the City.
}. A. Ward, the short, shrewd. pleasant
featured auditor Of the territory of Dakota,
recently appointed by Gov. Church, was at
the Merchants yesterday en- route to Bis
marck, where he goes for the purpose OF as
Stunning the duties of his office. Mr.. Ward is
Gov. Church's right-hand man, and is to all
1ntents ard purposes lieutenant governor of
the territory OF which he is auditor. He ably
assisted the new executive in his tireess et-
forts to get matters Strengthened out ut Bis
marek few weeks ago, and he kept cases on
both houses of the legislature day and night
1t didn't please the sharp-eyed ringsters who
formerly thumbed the keys, and behind
Wards back they sorely blistereG HIM, but he
attended diligently to his knitting and got
there all the same. Mr.. Ward can give no
idea OF who will be treasurer Of the territory
should Col. Benton resign. as it is thought he
will, but he nfirms that he will not be Lode
wick. OF Columbia, and clerk of the Brown
county courts. Lodewick was fixed upon by
spectators as the man who would probably
get this recognition on the strength of the
strong personal friendship that exists be-
tween the governor and himself, but Mr.. Ward
says the governor has no idea Of
appointing him, and that Lodewick has never
expected it. He said he didn't believe that
Gov. Church had yet fixed upon a man for
the Office in the event Of Benton's resigna-
ton.
]. T. McChesney was at the Ryan yester-
day, and report has it, and Mr.. McChesney
does not deny it, that he has hopes of succeed
ing Cob Benton. McCheSney is q man OF
small physical caliber. with smoothly sbaven
face and pair of sparkling black eyes taat
give him an extremely juvenile air. He is Il
prosperous young banker of Aberdeen and
has the reputation Of being popular and a
shrewd business manager. In politics he
stands on the Republican side of the fence.
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Gov. Church left Huron yestei day for Bis
marck, going north via the Cakes branch of
the Northern Pacific road, and will reach Bis
narck to-day noon, when he will settle down
into the gubernatoria chair and keep an eye
to the interests of the territory. Auditor
Ward says the strain that the governor under
went during the last two weeks of the SEES
sion told on him, and that he had hardly re-
cuperated yet. The amount Of work he did
was wonderful, and would have Frustrated a
man OF less nerve power than he possessed.
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Auditor Ward said Gov. Church had been
unjusty criticised for using his power of
veto in so many cases where appropriations
were asked for. He claimed that Gov.
Churchs policy was to provide literally for
existing institutions and cut down as much
as possible the amounts asked for establish
marck, that the legislature had appro prated
nearly twice as much money as was appro-
pr!ated two years ago he said was false. The
appropriations proper were about the same;
but trif1e more.
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E. w. Caldwell, Ex-Auditor Of Dakota, was
among the guests at the Merchants yester-
day, en- route to Sioux Falls, where he will
once more settle down into newspaper work.
Cal, as he is fainiiarly called, lit squarely on
his feet when the political Suillotine clipped
off his head, and he is now one OF the two
compiers of the laws, an office that will
leave him with as much money in his poke
at the end of the year as the authorship did,
and the work and responsibility will be a
great deal lighter. 1t Is understood that he
drafted the bill creating the Office he now
fills, and engineered it through both houses
and secured the governors approval. He
says he is satisfied with the new admiuistra-
ton and speaks in the highest terms OF Gov.
Church and those men whom he has gathered
around him to assist in performing the duties
of his Office.
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c. T. Abbott was at the Ryan yesterday. A
few months ago he was in St. Paul holding
down the position of reporter on a news
paper. From here he emigrated to Duluth,
got mixed up with real estate, and, the first
thing he knew, had an addition to the town
plated in his name. In three months he had
cleaned up $4,000 and is now en- route to Gin
cinnati on business. A few years ago. when
Fargo was in her glory, Charley was leading
figure there in the real estate market and
came out with thousands of dollars, but he
has faculty of living on the crest of the
wave and the world soon had his dollars, but
he's a hustler and he says he'll pull out of
Duluth with half a million In his pocket if
the hall continues TO roll in his direction